Hybrid Intermediate Full Stack Software Engineer

at Tripco

• Job title: Intermediate Full Stack Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, DNS, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cape Town, South Africa

About the role

• Intermediate Full Stack Software Engineer building and optimising technology for LekkeSlaap, South Africa’s leading accommodation booking app.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy scalable and maintainable web applications across the full stack.
• Optimise system performance and implement secure coding practices that meet industry standards and protect customer data.
• Participate in peer code reviews, maintaining high standards for maintainability, readability, and test coverage.
• Partner with product managers, designers, and other developers to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Diagnose and resolve software bugs, bottlenecks, and performance issues quickly and effectively.
• Maintain clear, practical technical documentation that captures system context and business logic to support ongoing development and long-term maintainability.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of tools, frameworks, and practices to enhance development efficiency and product quality.
• Actively identify opportunities to introduce automation and AI-assisted solutions across the development lifecycle, from testing and deployments to internal tooling and workflows, and product features for our guests & hosts.
• Develop solutions with a platform-agnostic mindset to support long-term scalability and flexibility.
• Take full ownership of features, and collaborate across departments to ensure successful integration.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of proven experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer or similar role, ideally within a web-based, high-traffic, user-facing product environment
• Proficiency in our stack, or similar technologies, as outlined above
• Familiarity with software design principles, coding best practices, and scalable architecture
• Experience with version control systems, particularly Git
• Keen interest in using AI tools and automation to improve productivity, code quality, and development workflows
• Good eye for UI/UX design and experience with relevant tools (eg. Figma).
• Experience or strong interest in Machine Learning, Data Analytics, or data-driven product development.
• Prior exposure to AI-powered features, automation tooling, or intelligent systems.
• Comfortable with the terminal, Linux and Git.
• Hands-on experience with containerisation (Docker) and orchestration tools (eg. Nomad/Kubernetes).
• Exposure to continuous integration and deployment pipelines (eg. Github Actions).
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and infrastructure-as-code (eg. Terraform).
• Understanding of the web infrastructure—DNS, HTTP, SSL, loadbalancing, etc.

Benefits

• Hybrid work model & flexible start times
• Free lunch when in office
• Modern offices based at the V&A Waterfront
• Showers on site
• Travel vouchers and discounts
• Discovery medical aid contributions & Vitality Health membership
• Retirement annuity contributions
• High-end laptops and workstation setup for both in-office and WFH
• Team budget for learning, online courses, and developer conferences
• Generous leave package
• Half-day off every month
• Digital nomad month (work from anywhere)
• Regular team events and more!